U.S. Junior Amateur — Day 4

The U.S. Junior Amateur Championship continued Thursday at the Gold Mountain Golf Club.

Jim Liu, caddie Barry Janusch and USGA officials look for Liu's ball right of the 18th hole. Liu found his ball but lost the hole and the match 2-up to Chelso Barrett of Keene, N.H., at the Junior Amateur Thursday at Gold Mountain. (Greg Wellbrock | Special to the Kitsap Sun)

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U.S. Junior Amateur defending champion Jim Liu of Smithtown, N.Y., is forced to hit from the deep rough on the 18th hole Thursday during the third round. Liu lost his match 2-up to Chelso Barrett, Keene, N.H., at Gold Mountain. (Greg Wellbrock | Special to the Kitsap Sun)

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Defending champion Jim Liu of Smithtown, N.Y., congratulates Chelso Barrett of Keene, N.H., after losing 2-up Thursday in the third round of match play at the U.S. Junior Amateur Championships at Gold Mountain. (Greg Wellbrock | Special to the Kitsap Sun)

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Volunteers work near the No. 1 hole at the U.S. Junior Amateur Championships at Gold Mountain Golf Club Thursday. (Greg Wellbrock | Special to the Kitsap Sun)

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Andrew Whalen, of Ephrata, chips on No. 2 in the round of 16 in his match with Taylor Moore of Edmond, Okla. Whalen beat Moore 1-up to advance to the quarterfinals at the Junior Amateur Thursday at Gold Mountain. (Greg Wellbrock | Special to the Kitsap Sun)

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Jordan Spieth shows his disappointment on his second shot from the 14th fairway that wound up right of the green. Spieth recovered and went on to defeat Wesley Gosselin 4 and 3 and then beat Wilson Bateman 2 and 1 to advance to the quarterfinals. (Greg Wellbrock | Special to the Kitsap Sun)

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Andrew Whalen watches his tee shot on the seventh hole Thursday afternoon at the U.S. Junior Amateur at Gold Mountain. Whalen won a close match with Taylor Moore, 1-up, to advance to today's quarterfinals where he will face Jordan Spieth. (Greg Wellbrock | Special to the Kitsap Sun)

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Jordan Spieth, of Dallas, Texas, hits his second shot from the fairway on the 14th hole Thursday at the U.S. Junior Amateur Championships at Gold Mountain. Spieth defeated Wesley Gosslin, of Knoxville Tenn., 4 and 3 to advance to the round of 16. (Greg Wellbrock | Special to the Kitsap Sun)

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Jordan Spieth stares down the pin as he prepares to chip from the rough on the seventh hole Thursday afternoon in the round of 16. Spieth went on to defeat Wilson Bateman 2 and 1 in a close match in the U.S. Junior Amateur Championships at Gold Mountain. (Greg Wellbrock | Special to the Kitsap Sun)

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Austin Smotherman, of Loomis Calif., takes off his shoe as he prepares to hit his ball out of the water on the sixth hole at U.S. Junior Amateur Championships at Gold Mountain Thursday. (Greg Wellbrock | Special to the Kitsap Sun)

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Beau Hossler keeps an eye on his approach shot to the 14th green Thursday at the U.S. Junior Amateur Championships at Gold Mountain. Hossler beat Austin Smotherman of Loomis, Calif., 3 and 2 in the quarterfinals. (Greg Wellbrock | Special to the Kitsap Sun)

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Jordan Spieth gets help, from his caddie, reading the break on the 16th hole Thursday morning in the third round of the U.S. Junior Amateur Championships at Gold Mountain. Spieth, of Dallas, Texas, halved the hole with Wesley Gosselin of Knoxville, Tenn. Spieth went on to win his match 2 and 1. (Greg Wellbrock | Special to the Kitsap Sun)

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USGA officials update the leaderboard Thursday at Gold Mountain during match play at the U.S. Junior Amateur Championships. (Greg Wellbrock | Special to the Kitsap Sun)

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Beau Hossler, of Mission Viejo Calif., rolls his putt toward the hole on the 16th green Thursday en route to a 3 and 2 victory over Austin Smotherman at the U.S. Junior Amateur at Gold Mountain. (Greg Wellbrock | Special to the Kitsap Sun)

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Beau Hossler (right) and his third round opponent Connor Black walk off the seventh green after halving the hole. Hossler went on to defeat Black 5 and 4 to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2011 U.S. Junior Amateur at Gold Mountain. (Greg Wellbrock | Special to the Kitsap Sun)

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Volunteers work near the No. 1 hole at the U.S. Junior Amateur Championships at Gold Mountain Golf Club Thursday. (Greg Wellbrock | Special to the Kitsap Sun)

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Andrew Whalen, of Ephrata, chips on No. 2 in the round of 16 in his match with Taylor Moore of Edmond, Okla. Whalen beat Moore 1-up to advance to the quarterfinals at the Junior Amateur Thursday at Gold Mountain. (Greg Wellbrock | Special to the Kitsap Sun)

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Jordan Spieth shows his disappointment on his second shot from the 14th fairway that wound up right of the green. Spieth recovered and went on to defeat Wesley Gosselin 4 and 3 and then beat Wilson Bateman 2 and 1 to advance to the quarterfinals. (Greg Wellbrock | Special to the Kitsap Sun)

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Andrew Whalen watches his tee shot on the seventh hole Thursday afternoon at the U.S. Junior Amateur at Gold Mountain. Whalen won a close match with Taylor Moore, 1-up, to advance to today's quarterfinals where he will face Jordan Spieth. (Greg Wellbrock | Special to the Kitsap Sun)

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Jordan Spieth, of Dallas, Texas, hits his second shot from the fairway on the 14th hole Thursday at the U.S. Junior Amateur Championships at Gold Mountain. Spieth defeated Wesley Gosslin, of Knoxville Tenn., 4 and 3 to advance to the round of 16. (Greg Wellbrock | Special to the Kitsap Sun)

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Jordan Spieth stares down the pin as he prepares to chip from the rough on the seventh hole Thursday afternoon in the round of 16. Spieth went on to defeat Wilson Bateman 2 and 1 in a close match in the U.S. Junior Amateur Championships at Gold Mountain. (Greg Wellbrock | Special to the Kitsap Sun)

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Austin Smotherman, of Loomis Calif., takes off his shoe as he prepares to hit his ball out of the water on the sixth hole at U.S. Junior Amateur Championships at Gold Mountain Thursday. (Greg Wellbrock | Special to the Kitsap Sun)

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Beau Hossler keeps an eye on his approach shot to the 14th green Thursday at the U.S. Junior Amateur Championships at Gold Mountain. Hossler beat Austin Smotherman of Loomis, Calif., 3 and 2 in the quarterfinals. (Greg Wellbrock | Special to the Kitsap Sun)

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Jordan Spieth gets help, from his caddie, reading the break on the 16th hole Thursday morning in the third round of the U.S. Junior Amateur Championships at Gold Mountain. Spieth, of Dallas, Texas, halved the hole with Wesley Gosselin of Knoxville, Tenn. Spieth went on to win his match 2 and 1. (Greg Wellbrock | Special to the Kitsap Sun)

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USGA officials update the leaderboard Thursday at Gold Mountain during match play at the U.S. Junior Amateur Championships. (Greg Wellbrock | Special to the Kitsap Sun)

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Beau Hossler, of Mission Viejo Calif., rolls his putt toward the hole on the 16th green Thursday en route to a 3 and 2 victory over Austin Smotherman at the U.S. Junior Amateur at Gold Mountain. (Greg Wellbrock | Special to the Kitsap Sun)

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Beau Hossler (right) and his third round opponent Connor Black walk off the seventh green after halving the hole. Hossler went on to defeat Black 5 and 4 to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2011 U.S. Junior Amateur at Gold Mountain. (Greg Wellbrock | Special to the Kitsap Sun)